SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) consumers

Council approves new rules for fruit juices

Brussels, 09/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - The EU Council of Ministers approved a compromise text on Thursday 8 March aimed at further aligning the EU directive on fruit juices with the international food standards of the Codex Alimentarius, following a first-reading agreement with the European Parliament (the EP adopted the text on 14 December last year). The directive amending Council Directive 2001/112/EC on fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption has,...